The Israeli army press service said that the Israeli air force eliminated Hassam Abu Harbid, a brigadier general for the northern district of the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, who was behind several attacks using anti-tank shells against the Israelis, RIA Novosti reported.

According to the army, Abu Harbid led rocket launches into Israeli territory and shelling of military personnel, including the shelling of the Israeli border with anti-tank shells on the first day of the operation, as a result of which one civilian was injured.